Truth, Lies and Puppy Mills

Illinois Cracks Down on Predatory Puppy Financing

February 02, 2022 Bailing Out Benji Season 1 Episode 61
Truth, Lies and Puppy Mills
Illinois Cracks Down on Predatory Puppy Financing
Show Notes

Join us once again with our special guest, Marc Ayers, Illinois State Director of Humane Society of the United States.  This week we discuss puppy financing and how Illinois became the first state in the country to ban the financing of dogs and cats in pet stores. Learn about the horrifically high interest rates we have seen at pet stores across the country who sell puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting customers. Find out how you might be able to stop the puppy mill pipeline while also protecting consumers from these predatory payment practices!

To read the Bloomberg article mentioned in the podcast, go here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-01/i-m-renting-a-dog

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